Hello
Right now I have a windows xp on my computer.
I have only C: drive.

I want to first format to c:, and then make a partition, and then install windows xp, and then install slackware 12.2.

How can I format, and then make partitions of my 80gb disc space?

I hope you can help me.

05-09-2009

L4Linux

Welcome to the forum. Is it the first time you use Linux? Because Slackware is considered a hardcore (but great) distribution. Maybe you want to try something more user friendly (like Ubuntu, Fedora or Mandriva) to begin with and when you get comfortable with Linux, you give Slackware a go.

First of all defrag your hard drive. This is absolutely neccessary, because you will have to reduce the size of the windows ntfs partition. Unless you want to re-install windows.
I will assume that you'll give windows and Linux 40GB each. Adjust the values below according to your needs.
You need to have 4 partitions:

Ntfs for windows

1GB swap partition

10GB ext3, mount point /. This is were Linux and all its programs are installed.

30 GB ext3, mount point /home. This is were your files are stored. It is like Documents & Settings or My Documents.

You can reduce the size of the ntfs partition if you want to make room for Linux. Or you can delete it and make everything from the beginning, if you had planned a format for windows anyway. In this case install Windows first and then Linux, in order to have a functioning boot-loader.

05-09-2009

whocares

Hello L4Linux,
I used fdisk ( like in old days) to partition it.
thanks a lot for your answer.
I used mandrake and suse like 7 years ago.
Now it is time to meet with linux again. I do not really need user friendly systems. Once I have time, I will start.
Problem is, my hard drive was only 58gb. I thought it was 80...
now the plans are changed.